"Pumped" isn't quite the right word to describe how Bradley Cooper [1] is feeling about performing at the Oscars [2] later this month. While attending the Directors Guild Awards [3] on Feb. 1, the A Star Is Born [4] actor opened up about how nervous he is to hit stage with Lady Gaga [5] at the award show on Feb. 24 to perform their film's hit song, "Shallow." [6]

"Yes! It's terrifying. Absolutely," Cooper told Extra [7] on the red carpet. "I was like, 'Why? I must have some sort of death wish!'"

Despite his nerves, this isn't Cooper's first rodeo. He recently made a surprise appearance at Gaga's Enigma residency [8] in Las Vegas, where they performed the Oscar-nominated song [9] for an awestruck crowd. But even after leaving us all in a puddle of our own tears that night, Cooper revealed that performance was also pretty nerve-wracking. "I just had to zen out and just pray that I wasn't gonna ruin her show. She just crushed it for two hours," he told E! [10]. "I thought, 'Please let me just be on pitch.'"

Regardless of his nerves, Cooper still managed hold his own during his surprise duet with Gaga, so their Oscars performance will probably be a piece of cake.